British journalist Hounam arrested

Sunday Times reporter Peter Hounam has been detained this evening (Wednesday) in Jerusalem and taken in for questioning, apparently on suspicion of committing security offences.

Following his arrest, Hounam was brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court and interrogated in the presence of a General Security Service (GSS) representative. Subsequently, he was taken for questioning at a GSS facility in the capital.

Hounam was the journalist who first exposed the Vanunu nuclear espionage affair in the British media. Upon Vanunu’s recent release from prison, after serving an 18-year sentence for treason, Hounam arrived in Israel and leased a luxury apartment in Jaffa for the nuclear spy, on behalf of the BBC network.

Meanwhile, a publication ban has been issued by the court on the offences attributed to Hounam.